YES FANG! FREAKY FAMILY FUN IN SURREY THIS HALLOWEEN
Get set for Halloween in Surrey with this fiendishly friendly guide to what’s on. From spooky trails and creepy comic books, to pumpkin picking and scary storytelling, enjoy some family fun in a frightfully friendly way this October.
BRICK OR TREAT / OCTOBER 14 – 31 / LEGOLAND WINDSOR RESORT
Back for 2021, take part in the Brick or Treat trail to find Monster Rocker’s hidden Halloween surprises. Download the LEGOLAND App and solve the clues before heading to the Creepy Crypt to receive a goody bag from Lord Vampyre’s Butler. Each goody bag includes a mini LEGO® pumpkin which guests can take home and build.
For more information, visit legoland.co.uk
PYO PUMPKIN WEEK / OCTOBER 23 – 30 / SECRETTS FARM, MILFORD
Possibly our favourite pastime when it comes to Halloween is the picking, carving, and painting of pumpkins. Nothing quite says ‘Halloween’ like a giant pumpkin, lit incandescently to reveal a frightening face. So head to Secrett’s Farm in Milford from the 23rd to October 30 and enjoy the adventure of seeking out your very own pumpkin to take home and transform into a terrifying jack’ o’ lantern.
For more information, visit secretts.co.uk
OCTOBER HALF TERM GHOST TRAIL / OCTOBER 23 – 31 / HAMPTON COURT PALACE
Where better suited to a ghost trail than the historic environs of Hampton Court Palace? The walls of Henry VIII’s old stomping ground have witnessed their fair share of frightening events in their time, and this half term, you can go on a special ghost trail to discover the ghostly stories that have given the Hampton Court Palace its spooky reputation.
For more information, visit hrp.org.uk
POTION BOTTLES, WIRE WRAPPED BATS, MINI GHOSTS AND HALLOWEEN LANTERNS / OCTOBER 26, 27 + 29 / THE LIGHTBOX, WOKING
In the days leading up to Halloween, why not visit The Lightbox in Woking and create some spooky bits for the home. With a mixture of free and bookable workshops aimed at 5-7-year-olds and 8-11-year-olds, enjoy some kooky arts and crafts this half term.
For more information, visit thelightbox.org.uk
CREEPY COMIC WORKSHOP / OCTOBER 27 / G LIVE, GUILDFORD
Fancy creating a creepy comic book? For kids, 7 – 12 interested in illustration and comics, head for G Live in Guildford for this Halloween themed interactive workshop with illustrator Aaron Blecha (Dinomighty graphic novel series). Get tips on how to develop your characters, story and style and get inspired to create your own creepy comic.
For more information, visit glive.co.uk
HALLOWEEN FRANKENSTEIN BROWNIES / OCTOBER 29 / FARNHAM MALTINGS
Suitable for little horrors aged 5 – 10, follow the fiendish path to Farnham Maltings this Halloween and make some devilishly delicious Frankenstein Brownies. Add bolts, bandages, spiders and stitches to your brownies to take home and serve to your ghoulish gang. Children do not need to be accompanied by an adult.
For more information, visit farnhammaltings.com
HALLOWEEN STORYTELLING / OCTOBER 30 / RURAL LIFE LIVING MUSEUM, TILFORD
The Rural Life Living Museum in Tilford will host a special spooky storytelling session this Halloween. Join award-winning storyteller Jason Buck for a terrifying tale or two with a session for little ones aged 7+ and a second session for slightly older beasts aged 12+. An outdoor event, dress suitably for the season. Pre-booked tickets are essential.
For more information, visit rural-life.org.uk
PUMPKIN PICKING WEEKENDS / THROUGHOUT OCTOBER / CROCKFORD BRIDGE FARM, WEYBRIDGE
The pumpkin patch at Crockford Bridge Farm near Weybridge is bursting with the rotund and robust autumnal orange fruits. Perfect for carving the most ghoulish of faces this Halloween, the farm will be opening their pumpkin fields on weekends during October for you to seek and find your very own pumpkins fit for you and your home.
For more information, visit crockfordbridgefarm.co.uk